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 * ========THE SOLMIX PROJECT=====================================
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 *
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package org.solmix.api.repo;

import org.solmix.api.datasource.DataSource;
import org.solmix.api.exception.SLXException;

/**
 * 
 * @version $Id$
 */
public interface IDSRepo
{

String getName();

String getObjectField();

String[] getLocations();

String getObjectFormat();

/**
 * Load Ds object.
 * 
 * @param ds
 * @return
 * @throws Exception
 */
Object load(String ds) throws SLXException;

/**
 * @param group
 * @param ds
 * @return
 * @throws SLXException
 */
Object load(String group, String ds) throws SLXException;

/**
 * Load system internal Ds object.
 * 
 * @param name
 * @return
 * @throws Exception
 */
Object loadSystem(String name) throws SLXException;

/**
 * @param ds
 * @return
 * @throws Exception
 */
DataSource loadDS(String ds) throws SLXException;

/**
 * @param group datasource group name.
 * @param ds
 * @return
 * @throws Exception
 */
DataSource loadDS(String group, String ds) throws SLXException;

DataSource loadSystemDS(String ds) throws SLXException;
}
